Talking Dictionaries™ were created at Swarthmore College in 2005, and have since expanded to include 200+ endangered languages.


With generous support from donors, we are able to offer this tool for free to any endangered language community that needs it. If you are interested in learning more, please email: talkingdictionary@swarthmore.edu

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Tuvan Talking Dictionary™
8,265 entries. example search: horse Tuvan iPhone app released in 2010. Tuvan stories and videos.
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Siletz Talking Dictionary™
10,552 entries. example search: baby basket
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Matukar Panau Talking Dictionary™
4,151 entries. example search: canoe outrigger
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Chamacoco Talking Dictionary™
1,206 entries. example search: kingfisher
Ho orthography
Ho Talking Dictionary™
3,029 entries. example search: water Ho language page.
Remo carving
Remo Talking Dictionary™
5,139 entries. example search: snake
Sora carving
Sora Talking Dictionary™
1,202 entries.
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Kera Mundari Talking Dictionary™
446 entries.
kharia flag
Kharia Talking Dictionary™
445 entries.
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Santali Talking Dictionary™
413 entries.
Páez flag
Nasa yuwe Talking Dictionary™
3,934 entries.
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Quechua Chanka Talking Dictionary™
200 entries. Explore other dictionaries from workshops in Latin America
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Tlacolula Valley Zapotec talking dictionaries
6 Zapotec talking dictionaries from Tlacolula Valley, Oaxaca, Mexico.
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Kapingamarangi Talking Dictionary™
1,156 entries. Explore other dictionaries from the Micronesia workshop
Mokilese flag
Mokilese Talking Dictionary™
596 entries.
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Namolukese Talking Dictionary™
575 entries.
Nukuoro flag
Nukuoro Talking Dictionary™
617 entries.
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Pingelapese Talking Dictionary™
623 entries.
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Pohnpeian Talking Dictionary™
552 entries.
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Kalanga Talking Dictionary™
95 entries. Explore other dictionaries from the Zimbabwe workshop